Portable chair carrier



Oct. 16, 1928.

c. WEBER PORTABLE CHAIR CARRIER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 15, 1927 Oct 16,1928. 1,687,812

c. WEBER PORTABLE CHAIR GARRIEfI Filed Aug. 15, 192'? 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Attarng Inventor Patented Oct? 16,1928.

PORTABLE I 01mm- CARRIER,

Application fiiea'au ust s, 1927. serial'na aiaoes.

. This invention rela es to an improved.

adaptedfor use more portable chair carrier, particularly, by invalids.

-Briofly. the invention has reference to a whecl supported base constructed. to accommed a-to an ordinary .housel'iold chair, a

of suitable design.

manually .ropelled sprocket drive, and steering m ans located within convenient reach of the occupant, whereby to, permit the carrier to. be propelled and guided about.

The novelty resides in the new arrange- -ment of parts serving to produce an efiicient carrier for an ordinary household chair, and:

such novelty will become more readily apparent from the-adjoined claims, and following the detailed description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of the carrier showing the chair in place;

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2 is a front vlew of the same.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the carrier with the chair removed' Fig. 1 is an enlarged fragmentary tional and elevational view showing tive view showing the steering mechanism more in detail. y p

In the drawings,the reference character '6 designates a base plate which is provided with an upstanding -marginal rim 7. Fastened to the rear portion of the rim is a pair of brackets 8 having bearings accommodating a rotary driving shaft 9.

Mounted on the end portions of the shaft are sprocket wheels 10 and surface engaging Wheels 11, preferably rubber tired.

Fastened to the under side of the'front of the base plate, is a shelf-like extension 12 which constitutes a platform an'da'means for mounting the front steering wheels.

Incidentally, a pair of superposed strips 13 are riveted to the under side of the "exten sion and extend beyond the ends thereof and are provided with yokes 14-. accommodating knuckles,.14 carrying. the front steering wheels 16. I V

A substantially U-shaped steering rod 17. has it end portions connected with the knuckles in a somewhat conventional manner. Connected to and rising from the bight portion of the rod 17 is a steering shaft 18 including an extensible vertical portionf19 having a hand grip 20 at its top located within convenient reach of the operator.

An upright 21 of suitable construction is the extends toga suitable elevation vand. carries the stub shaft on which a complemental sprocket zwheel .22 is mounted. sprocket chain 23 is trained over the -sprocket wheels v and is operable in a protective'housingQa The sthb shaft carries a hand crank 25, 2 located With n convenient reach of the oc-cup'ant. ln p'ractice, an ordinary"household chair 'QG is placed in the pan-like space,

thusrendering the steering means and driving meansreadily available to -the occupant.

1 Obviously by turning tl1e-handcrank 25,- the sprocket drive serves to impartMrotation to thaaforesaid shaft 9 and consequently'to able elevation and the device is thereby easily steered.,' A device of the type de-' scribed is particularly useful in hospitals,

* UNITED STA 1E {fastened 't'oone corner of tlie;base plate and i as Well as inhomes by invalids. It is easy to operate, efficient in' operation and is particularly advantageous in that it serves to accommodate a readilyavailable ordinary household chair. The advantages derived from a structure of this kind will be quite clear to persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates, for 'Wl'liCh reason, a

more lengthy description is thought unnecessary. I

It is understood, of course, that the novelty is predicated upon the broad arrangement of parts and these may be varied in shape and proportionsto accommodate different types of chairs. In fact, such variations as .may be required can be resorted to within the field of invention claimed.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what 1 I claim as new is 1. In a structure of the. class described, a

supporting base for a chair, bearing brackets carried by said base, a shaft mounted for rotation upon the bearing brackets, driving wheels on said shaft, a platform carried by said base, steering wheels mounted on said platform, an operating device for the driving wheels located at a point spaced above said base, and. an' adjustable control device. for the steering wheels.

2. In astructure of the class described, a.

baseprovided with an upstanding marginal rim, said base serving to accommodate an ordinary household chair, brackets carried by base, and a manual control device for said steering wheels. 7 ,3. In a structure of the class described, a

base provided with an upstanding marginal H rim, brackets carried by said rim, said brackets being formed with bearings, an axle mounted for rotation in said bearings, driving wheels carried by said axle, a sprocket wheel also carried by said axle, an extension plate fastened to the under side ,ofthe said base and projecting forwardly therefrom, and forming a platform, steering wheels supported from said platform, a control device for said steering wheels, an upright rising from the forward portion of said base,a stub shaft mounted for rotation in a hearing at the upper end of said upright, a crank for operating said stub shaft. a-sarocket wheel carried by said stub shaft, a sprocket rim, brackets carried by 7 said rim, said brackets being formed with bearings, an axle mounted for rotation in said bearings, driving wheelscarried by said axle, a plate fast ened to the under side of the said base and projecting forwardly therefrom and f0rming a platform, steering wheels supported from said extension plate, a'controlde'vice for said steering wheels, an upright'rising from the forward portion of said base, a

stub shaft mounted for rotation in a bearingat the upper end of said upright, a hand crank for operating I said stub shaft, a

sprocket wheel carried by said stub shaft, a

sprocketchain trained over both of said sprocketwheels, a casing for 'said chain and sprocket wheels, 'sa1dcontrol device embody-' in? an extensible hand grip. 7

. In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

' CHRISTIAN WEBER. 

